Aeroplane



.1.. HINZ.

AEROPLANE. APPLlcATloN min sEPLzz, 1919.

i 31,353,957. Patemasept. 28,1920.

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L. HINZ.

AEROPLANE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 22, 1919.

1 ,$53,957. Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

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UNITED s'r'ArEs PATENT OFFICE.

LEO HINZ, ERTH AMBOY, JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONEfHALF TO FRIEDRIGK MARTIN, DF NEW YORK, N. vY.

AEBOPLANE.

Be it, known that I, Lito HINZ, a citizen of the German Republic, residing at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, .have inyented new and useful Im rovements :in A e'roplanes, of which the ollowingis a. speciication..

This 'invention relates'to aeroplanes and has particular reference to the stream line construction of the body The invention is illustrated in the'accompanying drawings in which Figure'l is a lan' view of the device, Fig. 2 is aside' elevation, Fig. 3

a front elevation, 4 a side elevation of one of the rudders, i

y g. 5 a sectional view taken through Fig. 4 along the lines 5-5 and Fig. 6 isa sectional side view of the In the connecting stream line web between the body 2 0 and wing.

i fore and aft set of triplan'es respectively,

, neath. The triplanes 10'and 11 carry a body portion orA car 2 1, of stream line construction both in cross section and plan viewA provided with landing gear 22 and 23.. On

top of the body portion 21 is provided a observation tower 24.

' 25 indicatesthe rudder elements stream line in both cross sectionand plan view pivoted atl 26 'in the plane of the vcenter of gravity and having means 27 for controlling them from their rear extremity. Such rudders are located at various places in the machine as desired, but forillustration they are shown at 28 and29 between the lower set of one triplane and at 30,31 and 32 between the upper set of a triplane. 33 represents the ailerons of the aeroplaneand 34 represents the horizontal -control rudders.

The aeroplane is propelled by Propellers 35 carried by power elements 36 which may be located wherever convenient or desirable to act both Vas pushers and tractors, as shown in the drawings and particularly in Fig. 1. Where the lower wings of the triplanes,

14 and 17 join the body portion 21, there is provided a stream line weblike connection 37 i as shown 1n Fig. 6 to afford less head resistance when flying. 1t will be noticed that the supplemental Specification of Letters Ifatent,

of the aeroplane, the wings, method of attachment of the wings. to the body' and the rudders.

drawings, 10 and. 11 represent a' Patented sept. 28, 192e.

.Application led September'.22, -1919.' -Serial No. 325,384.

' ower 'elements 36 are` located in a. plane )ust beyond the 'vertical planes containing the ends of the stabilizing plane 20, which is above the center of gravity of the flying machine and also above the horizontal plane sections.

WhatIclaim is:

1. Anaeroplane comprising a body of stream-line construction both in cross-secof the to'p planes of the` triplane units or tion and'plan view, steering elements of stream-line construction in cross-section and plan view, and fore `and aft propellerswith power elements of stream-'line construction,

the said steering elements being pivoted `in the plane of the center of gravity.

2. An aeroplane comprising a. body of stream-line construction lboth in cross-section and plan view, steering elements o stream-line construction in cross-section and plan view, fore and aft"propellers with power elements of stream-line construction,

the said steeringelements being pivoted inthe plane of the center of gravity, and a stabilizing plane above the center of gravity of the machine. n

3. An aeroplane comprising a body of stream-line construction both in cross-sec- Ation and plan view, steering elements of stream-line construction in cross-section and .plan view, forev and aft propellers with ower elements of stream-line construction, t e said steering elements being pivoted in the plane o -the center of gravity, a stabilizling plane above the center of gravity of the machine, and the power elements being 1ocated in a plane beyond the planes containing the ends of the stabilizing plane.

4. An Vaeroplane'comprising a body of stream-line construction both in cross-section and plan View, sets of triplanes, steering elements of stream-line construction in cross-section and plan view, and fore and aft propellers with power elements of streamline construction, the said steering elements being pivoted in the plane ofthe center oi gravity. a

5. An aeroplane comprising a body of stream-line construction both in cross-sec tion and plan view, sets of triplanes, steer- 'ing elements oi stream-line construction in cross-section and plan view, fore and aft propellers with power elements of streamline' construction, the said steering elementi 'ico `being pivot/ed in thev plane of the eenteiI of signed my naine to this specification inthe gravity, and a stabilizing plane above VJche presence of a subscribing Witness, this 10th center of gravity of the machine, said power day of Sept. 1919. elements being located in a plane beyond the planes containing the ends of said stabilizl ing plane. Witness:

In testimony whereof, I, LEO HINZ, have i WM. T.v JONES.

LEU HINZ. 

